Premier questioned over PCCC concerns

Geoff has been working for the QT since August 2011 covering Ipswich’s rural areas. He started working for APN in January 2010 with the Chinchilla News in western Queensland after growing up on a grain farm. Geoff spends his time out of work watching far too much sport following the Reds, the Broncos and various American teams.

Mr Newman said he was concerned Mr Favell was rejected for political reasons.

"The nominee is a person of impeccable character and professional standing and at this stage, the committee and I will put it like that, the committee, in my view, has failed to provide an explanation of why it should not be approved," he said.

Nicklin MP Mr Wellington said the committee was independent and Mr Newman shouldn't know about what happened.

"I know the deliberations our committee had, I can not speak on the committee's deliberations publicly, I know the matters which were discussed, and I would have thought that instead of this public slanging match the premier is embarking on, with this committee, he could have acted more responsibly," he said.

"The premier has no excuse for the public comments he has made in relation to the appointment of the person to lead our peak corruption and crime fighting body in Queensland."